Trollhättan vs Mjallby AIF Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different form lines

Trollhättan's recent record in Ettan - Södra reads 10 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses from 20 matches, with 38 goals scored and 29 conceded. That's a solid return for a side playing in Sweden's third tier.

Trollhättan: 20 completed matches; Mjallby AIF: 20 completed matches.

Trollhättan

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

29

Difference

+9

Mjallby AIF

20 matches

Win

10% 2 / 20

Draw

30% 6 / 20

Loss

60% 12 / 20

Scored

23

Conceded

43

Difference

-20

Mjallby AIF's domestic form is a different picture entirely. Across their last 20 matches they've won just twice, drawn six and lost twelve, shipping 43 goals along the way. Some of that sample includes Champions League and Europa League qualifying matches against sides like Salzburg and Slovan Bratislava, so it's a mixed bag rather than a pure league form guide, but the Allsvenskan results within it have clearly been tough.

Mjallby's top-flight status doesn't currently match their recent results.

A head-to-head from a decade ago

The two sides last met back in 2016, with both matches in that Ettan - Södra series ending in draws, 1-1 and 2-2. That's the extent of the recorded history between them.

Given how long ago that was and how much has changed for both clubs since, it doesn't tell us much about how this cup tie is likely to go.

Limited team news to go on

The only player information available concerns Trollhättan, with H. Tilly and V. Hermansson each picking up a yellow card in their most recent outing. There's nothing here about suspensions or injuries for either side heading into this tie.

Trollhättan:

Penalty cards:

H. Tilly x 1

V. Hermansson x 1

Cup football and the level gap

This is a domestic cup tie between a third-tier side in good league form and a top-flight club who've had a difficult run of results, even while competing in Europe. That combination is exactly the sort of thing that can make cup matches unpredictable.

Trollhättan will fancy their chances at home given how they've been playing, but Mjallby's underlying quality as an Allsvenskan side shouldn't be dismissed just because their recent results have dipped. Cup ties don't always follow league-level logic.